CURRENT MISSION

I would hope that one day I can say that I helped create a little more understanding between the people of the world.

ABOUT ME

I try my best to learn from all the people I meet. I love to travel with "an empty cup" and become a part of the culture of the places I visit.

I work for a Chinese company and write and perform on the side. It's a busy life.

I perform and compose music as a hobby.

I am trying to become a more complete human being.

PHILOSOPHY

Be open. Be still.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I use CS to meet people and take care of travelers. One of my core values is being a good host and providing for people who visit me. I am often upset with how people treat outsiders and I make it my life mission to be kind to those from other places and show them everything about my life and the country I come from. The world would be a better place if everyone took in a traveler with open arms or became a traveler themselves.

Interests

Music, home cooked meals, reading and writing, basketball (Lakers), history, international relations, linguistics, the natural sciences (especially astronomy, evolutionary biology, and physics), and other things...

• culture
• writing
• performing arts
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• eating out
• socializing
• music
• jazz
• basketball
• astronomy
• biology
• business
• entrepreneurship
• history
• international relations
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Faulkner, Murakami, Hemingway, Nonfiction (history, politics, science, etc.)

Bach, Bill Evans, Radiohead

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was taken around Shanxi by some Chinese mafia. It was an interesting experience, to say the least.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share a lot about Asia, especially Chinese society. I've been attempting some entrepreneurship in West Africa so maybe there are things to share about that. I know lots about Jazz and music in general.

I cook a great dal.

To learn? Just show me how you live and how you think and I will learn.

夫仁者，己欲立而立人，己欲达而达人.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Aside from above? I am clean and enjoy cooking. I think I'm good company.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Singapore, United States